I will tell you little about the surprise before I get on with the story. Surprise refers to the whole Edolas arc and I will only say that very few things refers to the original arc.

Chapter 28:

It's been weak since Natsu and Mira started dating. Natsu was now sitting in his usual corner in the hall drinking some weird-looking purple drink. Next to him were Mira, Wendy and cats. He didn't pay much attention to conversation between Mira and Wendy.

"I'm so sad that I wasn't here when you guys were going on your first date" Wendy said with sadness in her voice.

"Well I'm sure that they will go on many more so you will be here on at least one of them" Happy said munching his fish.

Mira giggled before saying "That's true. You don't have to be sad Wendy"

When Erza, Lucy and Wendy find out that they were dating they were asking hundred questions in minute. Gray tried to ask something Natsu but he wasn't in mood to talk so Gray just went and start fighting Elfman. Erza started overreact because she missed Mira's first date with Natsu and was about to beat down half of the guild because they didn't call them to see that.

"I know... But there will never be your first date again" Wendy said still little down.

"As Mira said. Don't be sad, child. She told you every detail so you didn't missed much." Charla said in motherly ton.

Wendy smiled at her cat "Yea, I guess you're right"

The group then saw Erza, Gray and Lucy approaching to Natsu with job request in Lucy's hand. Natsu, however didn't look at them when they stood right next to him.

"Ahem" Erza said trying to get dragon's attention. It work... in one way.

He was still looking at his mug that was now empty but he said "You don't have to ask me if Wendy can come with you on a job you know."

Wendy looked at job request that was in Lucy's hands. Erza sighed and said "We did come to ask Wendy but we know that we don't have to ask you for that"

"So what do you want from me?" Natsu asked finally looking at them.

"We wanted to ask you if you would like to come with us" Gray said looking straight in Natsu's eyes.

Much to their surprise he smiled at them for second but soon his emotionless face was back.

"Why not" he said and they sighed in relief

"What's job about?" Wendy asked with bright smile.

Erza smiled at younger dragon slayer and said "It's to get rid of some monsters in Dark Forest"

"We asked Gajeel to come with us too and he said that he will come" Lucy said.

"Dark Forest? I wasn't there for eight years now." On Natsu's face appeared evil smile and others felt little worried.

"You were there before?" Erza asked carefully.

"Well of course I was. I did live there for seven years when I trained with Acnologia." he said looking them in eyes as their eyes filled with horror.

"How about we take different job?" Lucy asked while shivering.

"We will complete this job no meter what" Erza said with determination in her voice but there was slight fear in her eyes.

Natsu chuckled and asked "What kind of monsters do we need to hunt?"

"Wyverns, Vulcans, Werewolves, Chimeras and more" Lucy said looking at job request. She then looked at them and asked hopefully with pleading voice "Can't we take another job?"

Natsu had his emotionless face but there was amusement in his eyes "I like this job. I hope that there's still live some Hippogriffs and Griffins. They are fun to fight"

Wendy paled "You know that fun for you is certain death for us"

At that others paled. "Well just don't walk on their territory and they won't come even near you" he then turned his head to Erza "When do we leave?"

"We will leave tom-" She was interrupted by loud sound of bells echoing trough town.

"What's that?" Lucy asked.

Gray answered her. "It's look like Gildarts is home"

Lucy looked at Mira "Gildarts?"

Mira smiled at her. "You haven't met him jet, right? Guildarts is Fairy tail's ace. He was on mission for three years and now he's finally coming home"

Lucy nodded and then look trough window to see that town has split in half and made the path to guild's door.

"What going on?!" she asked in shock and then she remembered what Mira said "Wait! You said his our ace?! Does that means that he's stronger then Natsu?!"

Mira giggled "Master asked to build this path for him because his magic is really strong and if he don't pay attention he could end up destroying city accidentally. And is he stronger then Natsu. No, I'm pretty sure he's not but those two never fought so since he was Fairy tail's ace before Natsu joined he stayed our ace."

Lucy nodded again and then asked "How can you destroy city by accident?"

Her question wasn't answered because guild doors burst open and inside walk man with orange hair and yelled "I'M HOME!"

Mira went toward him and said happily "Hi Gildarts. Long time no see"

Man now known as Gildarts stared at her and then asked bluntly "Who are you?"

Lucy's jaw hit the floor 'Is he stupid?'

"Silly you" Mira said with smile "It's me, Mira"

Now Gildarts jaw hit the floor "Mira? You look much different" He smiled at her and then looked around guild before spotting the one he was looking for in corner of the hall.

"Hey Natsu!" he yelled to pink haired dragon. Natsu looked at him, stood up and walk toward him.

"What is it, old man?" Natsu asked with his emotionless face. Gildarts muttered "I see you didn't change that much"

"I need to talk to you later so come to my place" Gildarts said with smile and then added "It's about dragons"

All dragon slayers immediately turned their heads toward him. Before they was able to ask something Makarov came and said "Good to see you back. How did the mission go?"

Gildarts smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of his head. "I kinda... fail"

Everyone went silence. Lucy whispered to Gray that was next to her "What's so strange about that?"

"He never failed mission before" Gray whispered back.

"Let's go to my office so you can tell me more about your mission and I will tell you what happened here in past three years. How that sounds?"

Gildarts smiled and nodded before they went in Makarov's office. Everyone start doing what they were doing before. Natsu and others start talking about mission they were planning on doing and after about ten minutes they heard Gildarts yelling "NATSU IS A DRAGON?!"

**later that day- Natsu went to Gildarts's house**

"So what about dragons?" Natsu asked as he closed doors behind him.

Gildarts just take of his coat that he was wearing and Natsu's eyes widened. Gildarts left arm and leg were missing and was replaced with wooden ones.

"The real reason why I failed my mission was because dragon attack me" Gildarts said.

"How did the dragon look?" Natsu asked when his eyes turned back to emotionless and Gildarts sighed. "It was black with blue lines around his body"

Natsu then sit on one chair that was behind him. His eyes wide with shock and he was watching blankly in front of himself.

"Dad..." He mumbled. Gildarts then walk to him and asked "Are you alright?"

"Y-yeah" Natsu answered shakily. "You know which dragon that was, don't you?"

Gildarts looked at him seriously "Acnologia"

Natsu put his hand on his forehead "What was he doing there? Why did he come out now?"

Gildarts was slightly worried about him now. He never saw him like that.

Then suddenly Natsu's eyes filled with horror 'Did Zeref awakened?'

Soon his face become emotionless and he sighed, stood up and looked at Gildarts "How did you survive?"

"I must say you're father is on whole different level then anything I ever faced. I was lucky that I knew who he was and that was what save me" he said looking at Natsu.

"What that has to do with anything?" Natsu asked.

"I said to him that I know you and that we are in the same guild so he flew away after that but he did rip of my arm and leg before I get that idea."

Natsu nodded and then said in emotionless voice "I'm sorry for my father's deeds" and with that he left and instead of going back to guild he went in the forest.

Tomorrow he will come back for mission but today he will go to one place that could know if Zeref is awakened and why has his father shown himself after all this time. Few years after his father take him there he learn the way to there so he just said his 'Chaotic void' spell and went to that place. He went to Lurioa.

**one weak later**

Lucy, Wendy, Erza, Gray, Gajeel, Happy, Charla, Natsu and new talking cat they met in forest on their mission, Panther Lily (Gajeel's talking cat companion) were walking toward exit of the forest. Panther Lily or just Lily was black cat that was able to use some sort of battle form as well as fly.

**flashback**

Gajeel was fighting one pretty nasty Wyvern.

"Iron dragon's ROAR!" he yelled and his attack hit big Wyvern in his front left leg but it didn't do much damage. 'Crap!' Gajeel thought when he saw result of his attack.

"Roaarrr!" roared Wyvern before he jumped toward Gajeel in amazing speed. Gajeel didn't have time to dodge so he waited to be hit with those huge claws but just before Wyvern hit him someone jumped out of the bushes and protected Gajeel with its big sword. Gajeel looked up to see black human-like panther with scar on its left eye. Panther pushed Wyvern with its sword and looked at Gajeel.

"Are you all right?" panther asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Who are you?" Gajeel asked as he started gathering his magic for another attack.

"My name is Panther Lily. You are?" Lily said as he blocked another attack beast send to them.

"The name's Gajeel Redfox" Gajeel said and then yelled "Iron Dragon's Club!"

His right leg turned in iron club and hit creature in head knocking it backwards. Panther Lily jumped in air and his sword magically extended and cut Wyvern's tail.

Gajeel got ready for final attack.

"Dragon Slayer's Secret Art:..." Gajeel chanted "Karma Demon: Iron Spiral!"

Gajeel transformed his legs into a giant drill, which rotates at high speed, heavily damaging Wyvern who roared in pain before collapsing on ground dead.

Gajeel looked at Panther Lily. Panther Lily puffed in smoke and now there was standing small cat just like Happy and Charla.

"You're strong" Panther Lily said and put his sword that was now much smaller on his back. 'Finally! I will have my cat!' Gajeel thought and run toward Panther Lily with funny tears running down his cheek.

"You'll be my pet, Lilly!" Gajeel said hugging him.

"I would like to be called partner if I go with you" Lily said and sweatdroped.

**End of flashback**

While others looked exhausted and beaten, Natsu looked like he had best time in his life. He was caring large creature that had eagle's head and front legs and rest was horse's parts with big eagle-like wings. This creature was twice his size and was known as hippogriff. They wasn't even reach edge of the forest when Natsu stopped walking. His face turned serious.

"What is it?" Erza asked and stood in fighting stance.

"Something's coming. Something bad" Natsu said. And as on a sign above that part of the forest the sky cracked in half. They all looked at it confused and most of them in panic.

Then the crack turned in something like typhoon and bright light engulfed entire forest.

Natsu was lying on floor. Face first. He stir and then sit up spitting sand out of his mouth.

'Wait.. sand?' he thought and looked around. He was shocked by what he saw. Entire forest disappeared. There was just some white sand covering the ground and on sky was still that weird-looking typhoon.

He looked around in slight panic "Wendy!" he called.

He jumped to his feet and start looking for her.

"NAATSSUUUU!" he heard Wendy yelling behind him and he turned himself toward voice and as soon as he did so Wendy slammed in him and they both fall on ground while Wendy hugged him. Not long behind her were Happy and Charla.

"What's going on?" Wendy asked and was about to cry. "I can't smell anyone except you, Gajeel and Panther Lily"

"It's okay. We will find them." Natsu said in comforting voice while patting her blue hair.

"Do you know what is that?" Wendy asked looking at him and pointing at typhoon.

"I think it's some sort of portal" Natsu said and then stood up pushing Wendy gently off himself.

"Let's find Gajeel, shall we?" Natsu said with warm smile looking at Wendy who smiled back at him. Natsu made barely one step when they heard Gajeel and Panther Lily calling them "Hey guys!"

They saw them running toward them and when they get to them Gajeel asked "What is this shit?"

"I'm pretty sure that it's some sort of portal" Natsu said and then added "I believe that others were sucked inside"

Before anyone else could say anything else they heard all to well known scream "AAAAA!" and that was fallowed with "GUYYYSSSS!"

They all sweatdropped at sight of Lucy running toward them in panic.

"Why wasn't you sucked up in portal?" Panther Lily asked.

Lucy stop running and panted slightly before saying "Horologium protected me"

They nodded and then Gajeel said "You said that they are sucked up in that portal right? So what are we waiting?" and with that Gajeel jumped in air and Panther Lily caught him and they fly trough portal. They were fallowed by Wendy that was carried by Charla. Happy looked at them and said "I can't took both of you. Lucy's to fat"

On Lucy's forehead appeared tickmark and she hit Happy in head "You stupid cat!" Happy fell on floor unconscious with big lump on his head.

"Great" Natsu muttered and sighed. Now he will have to carry both of them. Lucy shivered when around Natsu burst his energy and was fallowed with horrible sound of breaking bones and tearing flash.

When energy around him died he was standing in his demon form. He sighed. 'Showing this form for such stupid reason' he sighed again and took Lucy with his clawed right hand and grabbed Happy with his right hand. After that he shoot himself in sky in unbelievable speed. The only sound that was heard before they flew trough portal was Lucy's screaming.

'I swear I'll kill her if she makes me deaf when we get to the other side' Natsu thought annoyed.

**on other side**

Natsu fly trough portal and found himself flying above forest. He looked around and saw small clearing in forest and Wendy, Gajeel, Happy and Charla were standing there waving them to come down. Natsu start transforming in his human form while he was still in air and Lucy never stopped screaming. Tough Happy joined her when he wake up.

'I so gon'na kill them!' Natsu tought as his wing retreat back in his back and he start falling toward ground from height of hundred meters at least. This didn't help Lucy's screaming.

"NAAATSUUUUU!" she screamed.

Natsu hit the ground gracefully with small thud holding Lucy on his shoulder and Happy in his right hand by his tail. He put them on ground. Not really nicely.

"Ohh..." Lucy moaned and but shut up in fear when she saw Natsu glaring daggers at her.

"W-what did I-I d-do?" she chocked out.

"YOU ALMOST MADE ME DEAF!" Natsu yelled at her. She jumped in fear and hid behind Wendy. After that Natsu sighed and rubbed his sore ears looking around the forest. The forest looked awfully familiar. When he thought about it, it was spitting image of the forest that surrounded Magnolia. He started sniffing the air and that was fallowed by other slayers doing the same.

"Don't you think..." Gajeel said with slight disbelief in his eyes.

Wendy's eyes widened "This place smells..."

Natsu nodded also in slight disbelief "This forest smell almost exactly like forest around Magnolia."

Lucy looked at them in shock and so did the cats.

"How did we got here?" Lucy asked.

"We were several hundred miles away from here" Happy said with wide eyes.

"Something is off about the smell tough.." Gajeel said sniffing more.

"Yes. I know what you mean. It smells like Magnolia's forest but then again it smells slight differently." Natsu said walking to some tree and put his hand on it.

"What are you doing?" Lily asked looking at Natsu.

"I'm just watching trees" Natsu said.

"They also smell different" he added.

"Do you have any idea why and how did we got here" Lucy asked looking at two dragon slayers and the dragon.

"I must say that..." Natsu started and everybody looked at him with hope. If no one else don't know then you can count on all knowing Natsu.

"...that I don't know" he finished and others fell on floor. Face first.

"Let's go to Magnolia and maybe we could get some answers what happened on our way there. And I'm sure that Erza and Gray are on their way there too" Charla said.

"Right. Let's go then." Lucy said. They started walking and Natsu put his hood on.

"Why did he put his hood on?" Lily whispered to Gajeel. Gajeel looked at him. He was sitting on his right shoulder but before he could say anything Natsu answered "Habit"

Lily stiffed slightly and then smiled looking at Natsu "I forgot that you dragon slayers have enhanced hearing"

"He's dragon actually" Happy said flying next to Lily. Lily's eyes widened with disbelief.

"You're kidding me, right?" he said with awkward smile.

"Nope" Happy said and then he flew to Charla and tried to give her fish. They stop talking and continue walking in silence. Natsu was walking in front of them, keeping distance few meters. Wendy was next to him with Charla in her hands and Happy flying next to her. Gajeel was in back with Lily still on his shoulder and Lucy was next to him looking her keys.

"So..." Lucy started breaking silence.

"Panther Lily, right?" she asked and Lily nodded "You can call me just Lily" he said

"What were you doing in forest?" Lucy asked. Gajeel looked at Lily and said "I didn't think about that but what were you doing there?"

"I'll tell you about my past so you'll understand okay?" Lily said and they nodded.

"I was found as an egg in forest by few Councilmen. Council raised me and I was working for them. One man trained me there. The man was one of those that find my egg in forest. I learned how to use battle form as well as my sword while I was training with him. I worked for council eight years but on one mission I and that man take he got killed and after that I left the council two years ago. But since I still need money I go on some jobs and missions. I took this job that requested to kill few monsters in this forest."

After that silence warped around small group once again.

After around ten minutes Natsu jumped in bushes without warning with his hand warped in his energy. Others immediately run over to see what was going on and stop in their tracks in shock.

Natsu was standing in front of Erza pinning her to the tree while holding her neck. In next second he let her go and she fell to the floor coughing and Natsu muttered "I apologize, Erza. I thought that you and Gray were some bandits since you're watching us for a while now."

They could see Gray running toward her and help her get up and he yelled at him. "You idiot! We warn't watching you. We were just going back from our job! And who the hell are you and what are you doing with Lucy, Wendy and Gajeel?!"

Gray couldn't see his face since it was hidden by hood. Erza stood up and in her arm appeared sword an she pointed it at Natsu's neck.

"Answer his questions and how do you know my name?" she said in commanding voice.

Lucy, Gajeel and Wendy watch her with wide eyes. They weren't able to see Natsu's hood but if they could they would also see wide-eyed expression.

"Erza... can you lower your sword down. It's Na-" Lucy started but Natus motioned with his hand to her to shut up.

"Did you hit your head or something?" Gajeel asked.

Gray looked at him angrily "We didn't hit our head, Iron-head! And by the way what are you all doing here. I thought that you said you're not going on any missions since Lucy payed her rent. Hey, and where's flame-brain?"

Erza pressed her sword harder and asked again "And who is this, Lucy?"

"They definitely hit their heads" Happy said looking at them dumbfounded.

"Who's flame-brain?" Lily asked looking at Gajeel.

"I have no idea." Gajeel said and shook with his shoulders.

Gray now looked at him puzzled but before he got chance to answer Wendy said "I think I know what's going on..."

Everyone looked at her and when Natsu tried to do that Erza pressed her sword harder.

"Did you noticed that they smell strange as well?" Wendy said looking at Natsu who nodded.

"And they didn't recognize you... so... Is it possible that we somehow ended in parallel universe?" she asked and there was silence.

"Wendy, what are you talking about?" Erza asked.

"Erza, do you remember our mission in Dark forest?" Wendy asked and everyone looked at Erza.

"Dark forest? Never heard of it" Erza said and then unconsciously pushed her sword harder but Natsu took step back so it didn't pierced his skin.

"Would you mind lowered your sword Titania?" Natsu asked and Erza take her sword down.

"I apologize, stranger." she said and then added "Hit me!"

Other sweatdropped at her and Lucy said "Well she's definitely the same as our Erza"

Gajeel chuckled and other smiled. There was silence for a while before they herd someone yelling "Hey! I FOUND THEM!"

They all turned in direction to see who was coming. Erza's and Gray's jaw hit the floor when another Gray and another Erza jumped form bushes.

"Okay... I guess this confirms my theory about we're in different universe" Wendy said as others watched two Erzas and two Grays that had their jaws on floor.

**few minutes later-everyone headed toward Magnolia after it become slightly clearer what happened**

Natsu still had his hood up. He watched as others were talking to each other.

"I'm surprised that you're not freaking out about this as much as I do" Gray said to his counterpart.

"Well believe it or not we had similar experience" Gray 2.0. (A/N: I'll call those from this universe like that since this isn't Edolas so there's no point calling them Edo-Gray)

"Really? What?" Lucy asked joining the conversation.

"We were teleported with portal called Anima to place called Egolas" Gray 2.0. started.

"I'm pretty sure that you were sucked here with Anima as well" Erza 2.0. added.

"It was another parallel universe. There was people that looked exactly like us but they weren't the same. Their behavior was exact opposite" Gray 2.0. said looking in front of himself remembering Edolas.

"The Anima was made by their king that wanted to take magic from other universes because in that one magic was limited." Erza 2.0. said

"Interesting..." Natsu said with hand on his chin. Erza 2.0. looked behind herself and she was able to see lower part of his face. She slowed down an now was walking next to Natsu.

"You never told us our name" Erza 2.0. said trying to see more then his mouth but with no success. She could see him smirk.

"Let it be a surprise. It seems that I'm different in your universe." Natsu said.

"You're voice is really familiar." she said and sighed when Natsu didn't say anything else.

She went to others and they talk more about Edolas.

Then Lucy asked "So if you defeated Edolas's king why did Anima opened in our universe?"

"I think its some sort of aftereffect. They opened holes in space between universe so now holes opened somewhere on their own." Erza said.

After about half an hour they were standing in front of the guild's door.

Gray 2.0. kicked door open and yelled "WE'RE HOME!"

Everyone welcomed them. Then they noticed someone behind them. They watched them. Everyone in union looked at blonde hair in front of the door then turned to look at bar and saw blonde hair. Then they looked at blue hair and looked at bar to see another blue hair. Then they looked at black hair and looked at one of the tables to see another black hair.

There was loud thud when everyone's jaws hit the floor.

"WHERE DID YOU FIND ANOTHER ONE?" they yelled.

Makarov 2.0. walked toward them with wide eyes. "Erza... What is the meaning of this? Are you sure they are not some kind of phonies? I mean how is this possible?"

"I'm sure in that, master. They are from another universe like Edolas but their universe is much more similar to ours."

There was silence as everybody were on gourd.

"We were thinking that you maybe know the way how we could go back home." Natsu said to small master.

"Hey! Who are you?!" someone yelled pointing at Natsu. They turned toward voice to see another Nastu. Behind him they could see other two dragon slayers that were still sitting on their seats with uneasy eyes while looking at hooded figure.

When Erza, Gray, Lucy, Wendy, Gajeel, cats and even Natsu saw Natsu 2.0. their jaws hit the floor. Natsu 2.0. was wearing white knee-length pants. He had black sleeveless waistcoat that was unzipped to revel perfectly build muscles without any scars and he had white scarf around his neck.

"N-Natsu?" Lucy chocked out.

Natsu 2.0. looked at her and grinned warmly surprising small group. "Who else could it be, Luce?" his face turned serious and he asked again "Now tell me! Who the hell are you?"

Natsu smirked evilly under his hood.

"Natsu, calm down." Makarov 2.0. said looking at Natsu 2.0.

"I won't calm down when in my guild walk some person that stinks like blood and death!" he yelled. Everyone's eyes in guild widened as they look at Natsu.

"Would you mind explain yourself" Makarov 2.0. said looking at hooded figure.

"Let me just ask one question first. Are you dragon slayer?" Natsu asked looking at Natsu 2.0.

Natsu 2.0. nodded and then said proudly with smirk "My name is Natsu Dragneel, I'm fire dragon slayer, son of the Fire dragon king Igneel!"

Natsu nodded and took of his hood and coat. Everyone in guild gasp when they saw another Natsu that wear all black and had really weird dragon-like eyes.

"Well then I'll introduce myself as well. My name is Natsu Souleater, I'm Chaos dragon and my father is Black dragon of apocalypse, Acnologia."

People in guild shouted then "WHAT?!"

Some of them fell from their chairs, some of them spit their bears.

"Natsu?" someone ask and they all turn to see none other then Lisanna.

Natsu's and other's eyes widened.

"L-Lisanna?" Natsu asked in disbelief.

End of chapter 28.

Next chapter: Natsu vs. Natsu

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